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To write: the number which represents the situation “one foot below ground”. Also, write the opposite of this situation and number representing that.
Answer to Problem 11WE
One foot above ground
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The situation is “one foot below ground”.
Here, the term “below” indicates the “negative direction”.
So, the situation is represented by the number:
Now, the opposite of below is above.
So, the opposite of given situation is:
“One foot above ground”
Now, the term “above” indicates the “positive direction”.
And this situation is represented by the number
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